Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-17

Saturday il was suggested to some of the
cattlencn whO had voted for II. B. M. 3;
to prohibit the sale OF liquor to pauper~,
that IL the present storm continued some
Of them might be in the poor-house "a year
from now, and they would like to have a
friend give them IA drink Of whisky occs-
,ionally. ly.-Indepcndcnt.
The severity Of the cold weather seems
to have moderated, hut the deep SHOWS
ill keep the air cold for long time. II
~ill take "a long and mighty chinook To re-
move such body of snow before the short
and scanty grass il accessible to the half
famishel stock. Even the stock men who
have shelter and feed are beginning to he
anxious and are looking longingly for a
break.--llcrald.
Yesterday Ec Zimmerman displayed in
the Cosmopolitan hotel cabinet "a medal
struck in 1S53 and bearing the face
of President Pierce. II in of the issue
struck off as tokens Of good will to the In-
! dians and is said to have been taken
from the body Of White Eagle, the Picgan
chief who fell in Bakers battle. II belongs
to John Fisher. Of northern Montana.-ln-
dependent.
Hon. Sam Langhorne informs me that
the Helena U. ). land office did S21s,OOO
worth of land business during the year
of 1856. From the inspector l learn
that the Helena and spokane land offices
are regarded at the departmen Ms A No.
L., not "a decision has been rendered against
the Helena office since Lamghorne and
Howell have been in charge.-lIelena Cor
respondent Boscman Chronicle.
Mr.. c. G. Ray, Of Helena, u horseman of
considerable reputation, for four years in
charge of Huntley II Clarke band, believes
that the lack of salt upon cattle and horse
ranges is the prime cause Of death, and
they keep large quantity Of salt in shell
tered spots on their range. He says that
the prevalent idea Of alkali taking the
place of salt, il grcivously erroneous, and
that animals as we'll as humans must have
salt.-New Northwest.
F. j. Haynes. the Photogra pher who
was engaged by the Schwatka expedition,
to furnish "a series Of negatives Of midw,n.
ter scenery in the Park, has returnsl aud
gone east. At Norris Geyser basin he be.
canned convinced that he would he able to
accomplish but little In company with
Schwatka and his dudes, and selecting three
experienced mountaineers he cut loose
from the main party and proceeded to
thoroughly do the Pnrk and obtain mega.
tives Of the most important objects and
points of interest Observation-Disclosures.
The Northern Pacific was advertising
yesterday for 200 snow s.ovelers. They
need men to cut down tho banks ON each
side Of the tracks and otherwise prepare
for the easy movement Of traffic and pre-.
vent the trouble that might arise from
very light storm in the present condition
Of the road. Really they did not want Nd
many men, but they want plenty Of appli.
cations that the men who are poorly
clad and are principally used to hugying a
saloon fire. and bumming drinks might be
rejected, as they are able to stand neither
cold nor hard work.-Intcpendent.
From "a gentleman. who has just arrived
from Timberlne, we learn that the North
ern Pacific railroad company has y large
force Of men running "A tunnel through the
mountain. This tunnel will tap all the
coal veins in that region, and as soon us
the tunnel is completed the company con-
templates employing ~ large force of coal
miners to work the mines. for the purpose
OF supplying the road and the towns along
its line with fuel. AS coal is selling at an
enormous price just now, this enterprise, IL
pushed to "a successful iss,ie. will he Of i'm
mense advantage, not only to the railroad
but also to the sett!ers.-Chronicle.
\ special from Benton to the lndepcn-
dent, Feb. 3rl, says: The fuel famine here
il very serious, and il the cold weather
continues there must be suffering. The
condition Of the roads and weather arr
such that none eau DE brought to town.
Some citizens are cutting and burning their
fences, and several log shacks and out
houses are being converted into fuel. Goal
cannot he purchased Mt any price. Flour
and coal oil are scarce, there not being
enough in the city to last two weeks. Stock.
men talk very sloomily now of the situa-
tiOn and take it for granted that there
will be heavy LOSSES. A telegram received
from Maple Creek, n. W. r., says the stu
alton is deplorablc in that section.
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